How Much Protein Powder
August 29th 2010 21:28
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I talked to a friend of mine who was contemplating increasing her protein in her diet, heading for a strictly high protein diet. She`s not a bodybuilder but wants to change the way her body looks.
She asked one of the young employees at the Racquet Club how much protein he takes a day for his sport. He told her 200 grams a day. This shocked my friend for she could not fathom how to get that much protein her body.
Obviously, protein is a requirement for a bodybuilder. 200 grams a day vastly exceeds those of the sedentary individuals. The reason being is that bodybuilders are relentlessly taxing their muscles by diet and training.
Hence, they must be aware of proper nutritional balance for recovery and growth. Protein Powder does that easily. It`s important to use strictly protein powder with no fillers, no carbs and no sugar.
Based upon what my friend told me about the young bodybuilder make sense. The young man must weight 175; I believe he is a light-weight. So, he aims for 1 1/2 to 2 grams of protein per pound of bodyweight per day.
Now some might say per pound of "lean body weight" per day. Since most bodybuilders try to stay on the lean side even during the bulking phase, this adds up. All in all, protein powder is a necessity for any bodybuilder.
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Comment by Mr Nice Guy
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Remember carbs, fats, protein is the way the body metabolises energy - too much protein and the body starts to store the little carbs you ingest and stores fat believing something drastic is happening to the system.
I'm sure there's plenty of on-line literature which your friend can read up on.
Of course a high protein diet will change your body shape - but beware - once you fall off the wagon or elect to go back to the old ways - unless you're disciplined the body will store almost twice as much of the carbs and fats as it did before for up to three months.
Oh - and ever smelt a true body builder's breath? Hmmm - a little side effect of a high protein diet.
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Comment by Kenna
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Wow!,
I have a racquetball friend who lost 30 pounds, taking the carbs/sugar out of his diet, which means, more like a high protein diet, according to him.